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US returns over $12 billion in oil proceeds to Venezuela since Maduro's ouster, report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it has returned more than $12 billion, or almost 99%,...

Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded...

Trump administration will fund new research on controversial psychedelic drug ibogaine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday announced new funding to explore the medical potential...

Black voters view Scott Colom's historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi's racial legacy

It's been nearly 150 years since a Black man has represented Deep South and deep red Mississippi in...

Senators probe RFK Jr.'s Samoa trip testimony after AP and Guardian showed documents that refute it

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary...

ICE reports record-high immigration arrests and deportations since Trump's return to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that it arrested and deported...

Advocacy groups sue AI giants to freeze new models, warning of 'catastrophic' risks

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sued five of th...

Usually private, Melania Trump steps into the spotlight after the midterm election

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (AP) — There's a scene in Melania Trump's documentary in which she enters the room...

US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then head for Dublin to see Zelenskyy

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. envoys met Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before...

Democrats flock to Denver for a post-midterms introspection-turned-celebration

DENVER (AP) — Fresh off the best electoral performance in half a century, Democratic officials and strategist...

Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is 'not reasonable'

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate...

House approves bill to boost compensation for many veterans, with some floor drama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a major package of veterans bills Wednesday on Veterans Day — but...

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on...

Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House minority leader

Democrats in the Montana House have elected a transgender/nonbinary state representative as their minority...

Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal reprimand to a...

White House faces unusual obstacle on confirming Trump judges: other Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Republican senators are complicating a White House plan to leave an enduring...

Trump says the towering arch he wants to build might be dedicated to military veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump observed Veterans Day by suggesting that the towering arch...

Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses 1 claim

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation case against the BBC remains on track,...

Bessent moves to a military base over safety concerns, an AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was recently forced to relocate to a military bas...

Biden says he wouldn't have run for a second term in 2024 if he knew he had cancer

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden says he did not know he had cancer while he was president and would not...

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